Data Management in SolidWorks Sriram Uthaya Kumar Matrikel no: 206756 SS 2014 1 Data Management for Engineering Application.

Data Management in SolidWorks

Sriram Uthaya Kumar Matrikel no: 206756

SS 2014 1 Data Management for Engineering Application

Overview

• Introduction to Solidworks• Enterprise PDM • Workgroup PDM• File Formats

SS 2014 2 Data Management for Engineering Application

Introduction to Solidworks

• Developed by Jon Hirschtick, MIT Graduate (1993)• First Product – Solidworks 95 (1995)• Acquired by Dassault Systems for $310 Million• Methodology used – Parasolid• Available in Windows• Product Data Management tools

Enterprise PDM Workgroup PDM

SS 2014 3 Data Management for Engineering Application

EPDM & WPDM

VAULT

C 1

WPDMTEAM 1

TEAM 2

EPDM

Shari

ngSharing

C2

SS 2014 4 Data Management for Engineering Application

Enterprise Product Data Management(EPDM)

Fig 1: EPDM

SS 2014 5 Data Management for Engineering Application

[ http://mcad.com]

EPDM• Allows users Operating In Various Location• Features Secure Vaulting Electronic Workflow File Management Revision Design Reuse

SS 2014 6 Data Management for Engineering Application

Secure File Vaulting

• Securely Control access to sensitive Information• Managed and Secured User Access• Features Secure Data Access Electronic Workflow File Routing Centralized Storage, Automatic Vault Replication

SS 2014 7 Data Management for Engineering Application

Secure Data Access

PURPOSE• Establish and assign User Rights• User Id and Password• Management of Access

G1

G2

W1

C

W2

X1

X2

SS 2014 8 Data Management for Engineering Application

Electronic Workflow• Graphical Representation

MANAGER

DESIGN TEAM

Req StatusDesign

Approval

SS 2014 9 Data Management for Engineering Application

File Routing

PURPOSE• Automatic Routing• Notification• Automatic Trigger

MANAGER

DESIGN TEAM PRODUCTION

DesignApproval

Trigger

SS 2014 10 Data Management for Engineering Application

Centralized Vault and Replication

PURPOSE• Enable Creation and

Maintenance• Secure Backup

• Vault Replication

CV

C1C2

NC

update

changeUpdate change

Replicate

SS 2014 11 Data Management for Engineering Application

Engineering Change Management• Automated Electronic Workflow(Paper work to Electronic)

fig 2: A Process Workflow

SS 2014 12 Data Management for Engineering Application

[http://solidsolutions.co.uk]

Electronic Approval

Apply Electronic signature & Double Signature

Eliminate Guesswork Track History

SS 2014 13 Data Management for Engineering Application

[http://solidsolutions.co.uk]

Fig 3: Electronic Signature

Engineering Change Document

Documentation becomes Electronic

Add Data Automatically(MS Word and Excel)

Notify All Departments

SS 2014 14 Data Management for Engineering Application

[http://solidsolutions.co.uk]

Fig 4: Notification

File Management• Manages all types of Development Files• Robust File Management Centralized Storage & Vault Replication• Little User Head

Fig 5: File Management

SS 2014 15 Data Management for Engineering Application

http://innova-systems.co.uk

File Management• File Reference

Management Managing File Reference Update Information

SS 2014 16 Data Management for Engineering Application

[http://solidsolutions.co.uk]

Fig 6: Reference Management

Design Reuse

• Save time, Control cost & Improve Quality

SS 2014 17 Data Management for Engineering Application

Old modelNew model

Design Reuse(cont.)• Advanced searching Save favorites Content search

• Integrated File Preview

• File Structure copy and Rename

Repurpose model Change name Add Drawing

SS 2014 18 Data Management for Engineering Application

[http://solidsolutions.co.uk]

Fig 7: Search utilities

Revision Management• Innovative Product Development• Revision Control Defined revision properties Control file access

• Automated File Versioning Disk space and User Access Create New Version Controlled Old version Access Scheduled Archiving Apply Unique Comments

SS 2014 19 Data Management for Engineering Application

Fig 8: Versions http://solidsolutions.co.uk

Revision Management(Cont.)

Fig 9: Approval Process

SS 2014 20 Data Management for Engineering Application

https://forum.solidworks.com

Workgroup Product Data Management(WPDM)

• Structure of WPDM Vault Client Owner Vault Admin

C2

SS 2014 21 Data Management for Engineering Application

Fig 10: WPDM

WPDM (Cont.)

• Allows less number of Users• Benefits Secured Revision Control Reference tracking Local Sharing

SS 2014 22 Data Management for Engineering Application

Reference Tracking

• Tracking between the Files• Bi-directional Tracking

SS 2014 23 Data Management for Engineering Application

PARTS ASSEMBLY

Local Sharing

• Local BUT Collaborative • Usually LAN based Communication Client Client

SS 2014 24 Data Management for Engineering Application

Drive Server Drive

Separate Drive

Client ClientDrive

Server

Same Drive

File Formats

• Uses MICROSOFT Structured Storage file format - Compound File Binary Format

• Several Files Embedded in these formats - Drawing file, - Assembly file , - Part file, - Meta data sub-files

• TransMagic Plug in – enables Import/Export

SS 2014 25 Data Management for Engineering Application

File Formats(cont.)

• Formats(Solidworks open/ save) Solidworks files-

(*.sldprt(part),*.sldasm(assembly),*.slddrw(Drawing)) Parasolid -(*.x_t, *.x_b) Catia Graphics- (*.cgr) IGES-(*.igs) Pro E - (*.xpr) STEP -(*.stp)

SS 2014 26 Data Management for Engineering Application

Open Question

PDM versus PLM

which one is the best?

SS 2014 27 Data Management for Engineering Application

.

PDM PLM

Development Tool Development and Re-engineering tool

Suitable for Industries of All Sizes Suitable only for Large scale Industries

Faster and Easier Takes long time

Cost Less tool Always Costly

System Can become PLM later System is always PLM

Solidworks Catia

SS 2014 28 Data Management for Engineering Application

• Depends on the Application we are going to Design

Table 1: PDM vs PLM

Reference• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SolidWorks• solidworks.com/sw/products/product-data-management(Solidworks)• ntcadcam.co.uk/products/product-data-management-pdm(NT CADCAM)• 3dvision.com/wordpress/solidworks-enterprise-pdm-epdm(3D Vision

Technologies)• help.solidworks.com/2013/English/SolidWorks/pdmworks(Dassault

Systems)• solidworks.com/sw/docs/PDMvsPLM_2010_ENG_FINAL.pdf(Solidworks)• youtube.com/watch?v=4aQ14JJDSSs(Prism Engineering)• youtube.com/watch?v=yu2yPmFWTKs(Solidxperts EN)

SS 2014 29 Data Management for Engineering Application